Utah Utes guard Brandon Taylor (11) and Utah Utes guard Delon Wright (55) walk back to the bench in a timeout in overtime against the Arizona Wildcats during a game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014.

Utah guard Delon Wright informed head coach Larry Krystkowiak in a meeting Wednesday that he plans to return for his senior season.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah guard Delon Wright, who became the first player from the program to earn first-team all-conference honors from the Pac-12, informed head coach Larry Krystkowiak in a meeting Wednesday that he plans to return for his senior season.

Wright, a 6-foot-5 junior college transfer, was a major factor in the Utes’ first winning season since 2008-09. He averaged 15.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.3 blocks as Utah went 21-12 and participated in the National Invitation Tournament.

ACADEMIC HONOREES: The Utes placed a record five players on the Pac-12’s all-academic squad. Jeremy Olsen (3.77 GPA, accounting) and Brandon Taylor (3.71 GPA, psychology) were on the first team, while Dallin Bachynski, Renan Lenz and Dakarai Tucker made the honorable mention list.

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Because when you are a first team all PAC 12 selection,
as a Junior, with the numbers Wright put up; he's a solid and legitimate
NBA prospect who could be drafted late or signed as a free agent. Quite often
agents, friends
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8:11 a.m. March 27, 2014

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StGtoSLC

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Cool article on ESPN the other day about predicted Giant Killers in next
year's NCAA tournament. 4 teams were listed: St. Joe's, BYU, Utah and
SMU. Interesting, though, that much of what was cited as BYU's NCAA
tournament potential is
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11:23 a.m. March 27, 2014

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Spokane Ute

Spokane, WA

Gonefish posted

"(Utah will) still end up about .500 in the pac
and about .500 on the season"

I'm curious as to what you
base this statement on; other than an extreme bias against Utah Basketball? Do
tell. Utah
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